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Meta and TikTok Are Getting Your Data From State Healthcare Sites: Report
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Meta and TikTok Are Getting Your Data From State Healthcare Sites: Report

Gizmodo·AJ Dellinger·28 days ago
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Most people are well aware at this stage that their activity is being observed on just about every website and platform they visit. But if there is only one place you would hope might be free of invasive trackers, it’d be healthcare exchanges operated by state governments. Don’t get those hopes up. According to a report from Bloomberg , all 20 state-run healthcare marketplaces include advertising trackers that share information with Big Tech companies. Per the report, seven million Americans bought their health insurance through state exchanges in 2026, and many of them may have had personal information shared with companies, including Meta, TikTok, Snap, Google, Nextdoor, and LinkedIn, among others. Some of the data collected and shared with those companies included ZIP codes, a person’s sex and citizenship status, and race. In addition to potentially sensitive biographical details about a person, the trackers also may reveal additional details about their life based on the sites they visit.…

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